Transparent adjustable shield for infant&#39;s carriages.



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TRANSPARENT ADJUSTABLE SHIELD FOR INFANTS CA RRIA GES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I2. I9I6.

Patented July 10, 1917. 3 SHEETS-SHEET I INIKEN'TOI? WITNESSES:

C. E. COOLEY.

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CHARLES E. COOLEY, OF KAN$AS CITY, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Application filed May 12, 1916. Serial No. 97,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnLns E. CooLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TransparentAdjustable Shields for Infants Can riages, of which the following is :afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to closed carriages for infants and moreparticularly to a trans parent, adjustable opening and closing,attachable and detachable shield for infants and childrens carriageswhich can easily be attached to the body of an ordinary carriage andinstantly opened or closed and adjusted as desired.

It is essential that means he provided to instantly close the carriageon encountering a disagreeable atmospheric or weather condition, andthat the closing means may be as easily and quickly opened, or adjusted,as favorable atmosphere and not a too brilliant sunshine, is life,pleasure and health to the infant, it being important to never fullyexclude the light from the interior of the carriage, for the reason thatlight tends to produce health and happiness, the child generally cryingwhen the light is excluded.

The present invention seeks to provide an improved transparentadjustable shield for infants carriages, which can be attached to theordinary carriage body and instantly closed and opened andadjusted orremoved as desired.

By constructing the shield so that it can be instantly opened or closed,the sudden chilling drafts of'air, as well as the bright sunshine, rainand snow can be excluded on a moments notice, and by employing transparent material the light is never fully excluded and the child will notobject to the closing :of the shield.

A further object of the invention is to providea simple means ofopening-a portion of the shield when it is not desired to entirely closethe carriage, as where it is desired to open the shield on the oppositeside from which the wind is blowing, admitting fresh air but excludingthe wind.

With these and other objects view the invention consists in the improvedshapes employed, means of manipulation, construction, combinations andarrangements of parts hereinafter set forth and more fully pointed outin the appended claims, the accompanying drawings illustrating anapplication of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the body and hood ofa carriage for infants, illustrating the improved shield attachedthereto and in open position, permitting access to the interior of thecarriage.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the body and hood of acarriage for infants, illustrating the improved shield at tached theretoand approximately in half open position, the shield as shown in thisView although transparent forms a shade against the brilliant sun rayand a protection against slight showers of rain.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the carriage body andhood, showing theshi-eld attached thereto and in closed position, butwith one side thereof opened.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary front view of the carriage body, showing theshield attached thereto and in closed position.

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of the carriage body and hood,showing the shield attached thereto and closed.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation of the carriagebody and hood and of the shield, showing preferred method of attachingshield to body of carriage.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional view taken on line 66 ofFig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of a slightly modified form of theshield, and a fragmentary view of the carriage body and hood, the shieldbeing in closed position, and with one side thereof opened.

Fig. 10 is a view in side elevation of the carriage body and hood, andof the modified form -'of shield attached thereto and in closedposition.

Fig. 11 is a view in side elevation of the carriage body and hood with aportion of the body broken away, and of the modified form of shieldattached thereto and in opened position.

Fig. '12 a front view of the carriage body, and the modified form ofshield attached thereto and in closed position.

. The body :13 and rear inclosing hood 14:

' are of the usual construction commonly em ployed in the structure ofcarriages for in fants. The inclosing 'hood 14- commonly known as a topis usually capable of lowering rearwardly, this feature not beingillustrated owing to some hoods being rigid with the body, and to commonand well known construction, it being obvious that the improved shieldcan easily be attached to any usual form of carriage, as it is easilyshaped to conform to the opening edges of the body a I and hood.

' The frame 15, preferably formed of metal, is continuous along theirregularly shaped edge of the shield and formed to fit snugly to thebody 13 and the hood 14:, along the opening edges thereof, theparticularshape and curvature ofthe body and shield being unimportant asthe shield frame can be formed to fit the body and hood.

Attached to the frame 15 preferably by folding therearound' andstitching with the seam 16 as shown, and reaching the entire distance ofthe frame is the frame cover ing as shown in Fig. 3, the hole 22 beingprovided for the insertion of the ribbon 23 so that the latter canbetied as shown in the latter mentioned figure, both sides of the frame,frame cover and transparent covering being of duplicate construction butopposites, and both sides of the transparent covering being detachablyfastened and provided with the hole 22 and ribbon 23, so that either orboth sides can be opened as desired. j j

The lower edges 24, and front edge 25 of the frame 15'and frame cover 17are shaped V to fit the body 13, while the rear edge 26 of the frameand'frame cover are shaped to fit the hood 14; so that when the shieldis lowered'as shown in Fig. 3, andthe transparent shield cover 19attached to the fasteners 18, the drafts of air, rain and snow areexcluded from the interior of the body and hood, the occupant beingthoroughly protected from all disagreeable weather conditions andenjoying an unobstructed view.

In the event that only a few drops of rain fall, as flS' usual, theshield can easily be i I opened to the position shown in Fig. 2,

which will'prevent the rain reaching the occupant of the carriage, whilein pleasant weather or when access to the interior of the carriage isdesired the shield can be lowered rearwardly to the position illustratedin Fig. 1.

The preferred method of attaching the shield to the body of the carirageis by means of bifurcated jaws 27, secured to the frame 15, the jawfitting over the bolt 29 and working freely over the bolt being held inattached position by the cotter pin 30, which can easily be removed andthe shield detached. The bifurcated jaw allows sufiicient play to carrythe shield over the hood without binding.

The bifurcated jaw 27 allows the shield to lift by contact of thetransparent cover 19 with the hood 14- when the shield is shifted to theposition illustrated in Fig. 2, the shield passing this position eachtime it is opened or closed, it being obvious that the shield can remainin this position as hereinbefore described.

When the shield is in opened position as in Fig. 1 the frame cover 17grips the hood 14at 31 because of the frame 15 holding the frame coverat 32 and 33 closer together than the width of the hood, this preventingthe shield from falling rearwardly, while, when the shield is in closedposition the frame cover rests along the edges 24: and 25 thereof on thebody which supports the shield.

In Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive is shown a modified form of the shield inwhich the bifurcated jaw as a means of attaching the shield to thecarriage is omitted and the frame 15 is pivoted to the bolt 29 theintermediate frame member connecting to the frame at 36 and. having alike connection on the opposite side thereof and rising to a greaterheight at 37 than at 38. so that the transparent covers 19 and 19 willclear the hood 14 as the shield is opened or closed, the

modified form being otherwise the same as i the preferred form andoperated in the same manner and serving the same purposes.

What I claim as new and desire to receive by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shield for infants carriages, a frame adapted to fit the openingedges of the body and hood of an infants carriage, said frame so hingedas to swing rearwardly over the non-transparent hood of the carriage toopen the front thereof, and a transparent cover secured to said frame.

2. In a shield for infants carriages, a carriage, a frame fitting theupward facing edges of the body of said carriage, a rear hood on saidcarriage. said frame so hinged as to swing rearwardly over said hood toopen the carriage, said frame when in closed position fitting aroundtheopening edges of said hood, and a transparent shield connecting to saidframe and forming a closed compartment.

3. In a shield for infants carriages, a body, a rear hood, a framefitting said body and said hood, a transparent covering secured to saidframe, and means by which said frame and transparent covering can bethrown rearwardly over said hood to open the front of the carriage.

4C. In a shield for infants carriages, a carriage body, a rear hood, aframe fitting the opening edges of said body and said hood, said framepivoted to said body, a frame cover covering said frame, a transparentcovering stitched to said frame cover at the front and rear portionsthereof, clasps on said frame cover, and said transparent coveringconnected to said clasps.

5. In a shield for infants carriages, a carriage body, a rear hood, aframe pivoted to said body whereby it can be oscillated rearwardly andforwardly over said hood, a transparent covering secured to said frameand closing the space within said frame, said transparent coveringopening said body and said hood when thrown rearwardly, said transparentcovering closing said body and said hood when thrown forwardly, andmeans by which said frame and said transparent cover may be instantlythrown from closed to open position and from open to closed position.

6. In a transparent shield for infants carriages, a shield the majorportion of which is composed of transparent material, and bifurcatedjaws projecting from said shield for the purpose of detachably andpivotally connecting with the connections projecting from the body of ahand propelled carriage.

7. In a transparent shield, a carriage body, a rear hood 011 said body,projections projecting from near the junction of said body, and saidhood, bifurcated jaws loosely fitting said projections, and a frameprovided with a transparent covering secured to said jaws whereby saidframe is instantly detachable and the opening of said body and said hoodcan be instantly and simultaneously opened and instantly andsimultaneously closed.

8. In a shield for infants carriages, a frame fitting over and aroundthe hood, and over the body of an infants carriage, a transparentcovering connecting to said frame at the ends thereof, the sides of saidtransparent covering detachably connected to said frame whereby eitherside of said transparent covering may be rolled and opened, holes insaid transparent covering for the insertion of ties, and a tie in eachof said holes for the purpose ofholding said transparent covering inopen rolled position on said frame, means by which said shield may bethrown rearwardly over said hood to open the carriage, and means bywhich said shield may be thrown forward to contact with the body toclose the carriage.

9. In a shield for infants carriages, a frame fitting over and aroundthe hood, and over the body of an infants carriage, a transparentcovering connecting to said frame at the ends thereof, the sides of saidtransparent covering detachably connected to said frame whereby eitherside of said transparent covering may be rolled and opened, means bywhich said shield may be thrown rearwardly over said hood to open thecarriage, and means by which said shield may be thrown forward tocontact with the body to close the carriage.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES E. COOLEY.

Witnesses W. C. SHEEK, R. D. GRovEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

